Thursday, September 18, 2014

This is one of the characters (Maya) that I helped create/design for Killer Instinct: Season 2 -- we revealed the concept art for her a few months ago, and this is a teaser/trailer that shows her in-game as part of season 2.

Lately, I've been exploring a process of using my digital art to 'ideate' for the purpose of turning these into traditional paintings. I have done this for landscapes and now I'm working on a series of abstracts that combine figurative elements.

A few nights ago, I couldn't sleep.. got up at 11:30pm and worked on a digital painting/idea (in the attached image) until 2am. Over the weekend, I started on the traditional painting - here is a 'sneak peek' below that shows the early process.. at this point, I've only spent 30 minutes on this -- doing a quick Acrylic wash/under painting. More updates to come!

One of the projects that I'm working on (Art Direction) is Killer Instinct.. We (Microsoft Games) are working with the developer, Iron Galaxy, for Season 2.. this is a great interview that discusses the creation of TJ Combo

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

I was recently interviewed and the article was published in the July issue of Plein Air Magazine -- I was featured in the Artist Profile section.. regarding my artwork and techniques (digital and traditional) I am very honored to be published in this magazine -- now I can cross that off of my bucket list!Here is the article:

Sunday, June 1, 2014

This was a study (my first actual painting using Verve Painter). My goal here was to learn the software and use a traditional painting as a study/reference. I chose this painting by Carol Marine, (whom I admire as an artist -- check out her work!) -- I purchased this painting from her and it sits on my desk next to me -- so I thought, "why not study this artwork?" My goal was not to perfectly copy it.. but rather learn the software and control the paint -- along with studying how she applied her brush strokes. It was a fun exercise -- and I LOVE the software!.. it does an amazing job on mimicking the 'digital impasto' look that I am drawn to for my traditional paintings and I can't wait to experiment more with this!